Leadership

Listen to the podcast version (MP3) Here is what national education news is talking about today — and why it matters in Wyoming. SCHOOL CHOICE KEEPS CLIMBING THE FEDERAL AGENDA A new federal tax-credit scholarship program is pushing public schools to set up systems to charge for expanded services — a practical headache for district finance offices. Meanwhile, the opt-in map is taking shape, with states deciding one by one whether to participate. Wyoming already has its own sk

Listen to the podcast version (MP3) Attendance is recovering. After years of pandemic-era chronic absenteeism, the numbers are falling back toward normal — and that is worth celebrating. But Wyoming boards should not mistake presence for engagement. A student can show up every day and still be checked out: mentally absent, emotionally withdrawn, avoiding something they have not named. None of that shows up on an attendance report. THE EARLY SIGNS COME BEFORE THE ABSENCES Dise

Listen to the podcast version (MP3) Wyoming's general election shifts into its highest gear this week. Wyoming PBS hosts four debates over two nights at the Riverton High School Auditorium — starting tonight at 7 PM with the governor's race — and the one that matters most to School Board News readers lands Thursday at 8 PM: a 30-minute debate between the two candidates for state superintendent of public instruction, Democrat Ana Cordova and Republican Steve Harshman. THE LINE